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In Ukraine, from September 16, 2026, Law No. 3339-IX "On State Regulation of Genetic Engineering Activities and State Control over the Placement of GMOs on the Market" will come into force, which will introduce certain restrictions on GMO crops, Latifundist.com reports.   Thus, genetically modified corn is banned indefinitely, rapeseed and sugar beets - for 5 years, while there is no direct ban for soybeans.   However, experts do not expect this law to have a...

According to European traders, in an international tender on September 15, the Algerian state grain procurement agency OAIS purchased about 500,000 tons of milling wheat at a price of $319-321/ton C&F (including cost and freight), which is $30/ton higher than the purchase price of the August tender.   The exact volume of the purchase is not reported, but traders estimate it to be within 500-510 thousand tons, Reuters notes. In the future, information on prices and purchase...

Ukraine's corn market remains under pressure from the new harvest, particularly in the central regions, where harvesting is gradually increasing physical grain supplies. At the same time, limited storage capacity and high transportation costs to ports and other export channels continue to weigh on farm-level prices. Despite this pressure, corn remains at UAH 8,300/t on a CPT terminal basis, while some domestic delivery bases are showing a modest price recovery.   Price pressure...

The intensification of attacks on Ukraine with missiles and drones by the Russian Federation is forcing processing plants and ports to stop work due to constant alarms or damage.   Last week, the targets of attacks were oil extraction plants in Mykolaiv and Dnipro, as well as vessels near Danube ports and port infrastructure.   Given such attacks, processors are reducing processing volumes or stopping operations altogether, without risking accumulating large volumes of oil...

In the September supply and demand report, USDA experts again improved the global oilseed balance , raising the forecast for global oilseed production by 2.44 million tons to a record 723.46 million tons, which will exceed the 2025/26 MY figure of 701.04 million tons by 22.42 million tons (686.96 million tons in 2024/25 MY, 657.74 million tons in 2023/24 MY). The forecast for global vegetable oil production has been increased by 0.42 million tons to a record 245.37 million tons, which will...

Freight rates for the transportation of agricultural products from Ukrainian ports on the Danube are increasing due to a shortage of vessels and delays in traffic through the Sulina Canal.   According to ASAP Agri, rates for transporting corn in batches of 6,000 tons from Danube ports to Egypt increased by $5/ton to $100-105/ton.   Currently, the main demand in the Ukrainian freight market is transportation through the ports of the Danube, but despite the significant...

According to Conab estimates, in the 2025/26 MY, the production of main agricultural crops in Brazil will increase by 2.6% compared to the previous season to 361.7 million tons due to an increase in sown areas by 1.7% to 83.5 million hectares.   In particular, soybean production will grow by 5.2% to a record 180.4 million tons, as the area under it increased by 2.7%, and the yield will exceed last year by 2.5%. Soybean exports could also reach a record 116.2 million...

The new harvest continues to put pressure on Ukraine's domestic corn market, particularly in the central regions. More active harvesting is increasing grain supplies, while limited storage capacity is encouraging some farmers to sell their crop more quickly. High transportation costs to ports and other export channels are adding further pressure, keeping prices in producing regions lower. On some delivery bases, corn prices have declined by UAH 300–900/t over the past...